LGBTQ Youth

LGBTQ youth are flooding the child welfare system, but they’re treated the worst

LGBTQ youth face poorer conditions in the child welfare system, even as more LGBTQ youth end up in the system than their non-LGBTQ counterparts.

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Google’s refusal to remove ‘ex-gay’ app raises red flags about the influence of extremist groups

If Google is going to start using the lives of LGBT youth as collateral damage in their efforts to cozy up to conservatives, they better plan for the fight of their lives.

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Pat Robertson told a mom that her son looks at gay porn because he’s being molested

He couldn't think of any other reason a boy would look at gay porn.

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Measure to allow adoption agencies to ban gay & lesbian parents dies in the House

The measure would have punished states that ban discrimination against LGBTQ parents.

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Tyler Clementi died 8 years ago today & his mom wants to share something with you

Eight years ago this Saturday, my son, Tyler Clementi, died by suicide after vicious cyberbullying at Rutgers University.

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A GOP House member said kids should be in ‘orphanages’ instead of with gay families

A GOP lawmaker is in hot water after his comments regarding same-sex parent adoption went viral. And it was caught on tape.

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This new study examines trans youth to see who is most at risk of suicide

Transmasculine adolescents are at the greatest risk for attempting suicide.

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LGBTQ-friendly college list announced for 2018. Which states made the cut?

Campus Pride released its “Best of the Best” Top 30 LGBTQ-friendly college list.

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This Republican made an eloquent speech about protecting LGBTQ youth on the Senate floor

He once boasted Republicans should be proud of their party because "we don't have the gays and lesbians with us." Now he's realized he was wrong.

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Even Trump’s most homophobic cabinet secretaries are allowing Pride events. Why?

Worth noting: None of them are willing to show up at their own event though.

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